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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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